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6 years ago

Mystic Stone Bay - Update 12/29/2019 New Screenshots & why is no 1 playing with my saved game? PG 2

Its a creepy beach town, that includes a saved game that includes witches, werewolves, fairies, vampires, simbots, and mermaids. In addition, the saved game file also includes dogs, cats, and horses, along with normal sims. The expansion packs that I used to produce the world are Ambitions, Pets, Generations, Supernatural, and Island Paradise. In addition, I used content from Dragon Valley, and Midnight Hollow, along with the Sims Killer Classics, and the chicken coop. I normally don't use premium content in my worlds, but I decided make an exception this time, because those two store worlds include so many objects that just perfectly fit the town's theme. I also wanted to include the dragon eggs, just because I really wanted dragons. It also includes house boats, as well as farms. Plus, you like legacy challenges? Cool! There is, not one, not two, not three, not four, but five legacy challenge lots in Mystic Stone Bay. In addition, even through the world itself doesn't use Seasons, I have released a separate festival lot, that you can download as well.

Update 12/21/2019 and Update 12/22/2019 and Update 12/24/2019

The Final version of the map and its corresponding saved game file is now available.

Mystic Stone Bay Map on the exchange
https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=9354079

Mystic Stone Bay Map ( Media Fire Link )
http://www.mediafire.com/file/rntzmu5pnz7apox/Mystic_Stone_Bay_Map.zip/file

Known Problems and solutions. There's an issue with the house boats and the hidden room markers, and this document tells you how to solve them. You shouldn't have to worry if you are playing with the saved game file that I created.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/g7rvgim88iyauua/Known_Problems_and_Solutions.rtf/file

Note no matter which one you download, you will still have to download my saved game file, if you want to play with the Sims I created for the world.

Mystic Stone Bay Story ( Saved Game File ) Now included the NPC graveyard ghosts and all the ghosts on each of the haunted lots
http://www.mediafire.com/file/qo0mbtpqxr6kxki/Mystic_Stone_Bay_Story.zip/file

List of all Households
http://www.mediafire.com/file/bx8x2apar2gmvnj/Mystic_Stone_Bay_Households.rtf/file

For those of you who have Seasons, here is the Festival Lot version of Farmstead Island Park
https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=9348288

And some extra households I created fro the map, keep in mind that these use content from additional expansion packs.
https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=9346170
https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=9346171
https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=9346172
https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=9346173
https://www.thesims3.com/assetDetail.html?assetId=9346174

Here's the official image for the map. What do you think of it?
https://www.thesims3.com/sims3_asset/sims3_asset/media/shard000/shard000/770/533/019/00/screenshot_original.jpg

I am going to try to upload some more up to date screenshots as well. In the meantime I would love to hear what you guys think of the final version of the map, each of the households I created for it, and if you are thinking about playing a Mystic Stone Bay Legacy Challenge. If so, which of the four legacy challenge lots will you choose? Also let me know if you create any Late Night or Showtime venues for this town!

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Here we are looking out at the mainland from Farmstead Island, one of Mystic Stone Bay's subhoods, for lack of a better term
http://lvlt.thesims3.com/sims3_asset/sims3_asset/media/shard000//shard000/760/519/019/00/screenshot_original.jpg

This is what I've finished so far of the mainland lots, including the downtown area. Hope you like shopping, because there are four different consignment shops there. Also take a look at the houses up high above sea level.
http://lvlt.thesims3.com/sims3_asset/sims3_asset/media/shard000//shard000/761/519/019/00/screenshot_original.jpg

Here is the town's creepy library. Its filled with books, including multiple alchemy stations.
http://lvlt.thesims3.com/sims3_asset/sims3_asset/media/shard000//shard000/762/519/019/00/screenshot_original.jpg

Here are a couple of the houses that I've already finished up close. I'm not planning on creating sims for these two homes, so you could move your sims in there, if you would like.
http://lvlt.thesims3.com/sims3_asset/sims3_asset/media/shard000//shard000/763/519/019/00/screenshot_original.jpg

So what do you guys think so far?

Update 10/10/2019

It will still be awhile before the world is ready for beta testing, but I've made some massive improvements between now and when I first posted this on the forum. I also forgot to mention this, so I should mention it now. Mystic Stone Bay, also uses Riverview objects, but so long as you registered your copy of the Sims 3, that shouldn't be an issue. What might be an issue is that the Saved game file for Mystic Stone Bay is going to be pretty big, since I ended up creating more Sims for it than I thought I would. I am still going to create a couple more households, but I'm done with all of the Sims that will live on land.

You should notice a lot more trees now, as well as some new lots that I have created
https://www.thesims3.com/sims3_asset/sims3_asset/media/shard000/shard000/267/522/019/00/screenshot_original.jpg

Here's a more up close view of the area
https://www.thesims3.com/sims3_asset/sims3_asset/media/shard000/shard000/268/522/019/00/screenshot_original.jpg

I got rid of that extra road by the library that didn't serve much purpose, and added in an "abandoned apartment building" and a foot path leading to the Castle Shops. There are going to be a few other empty "abandoned buildings" downtown that you will be able to turn into venues that I didn't include, if you so desire. You could also replace one of the each of the two regular and potion consignment shops with something like the other bars from Late Night or the performance venues from Showtime. Not sure where you would put the studio if you would like to have an actor or actress living in Mystic Stone Bay. There are lots large enough for it, just not too many in an area where it would make sense to put it.
https://www.thesims3.com/sims3_asset/sims3_asset/media/shard000/shard000/266/522/019/00/screenshot_original.jpg

Plus I have made significant improvements to farmstead Island, which is were the festival lot is supposed to go. Its going to be a separate download, since I'm not using any Seasons content for the map. In addition there will probably be a few extra alien and plant Sims that I will create that will also not be part of the saved game file, but you will be able to download them separately as well, but not until sometime after we have started beta testing.
https://www.thesims3.com/sims3_asset/sims3_asset/media/shard000/shard000/264/522/019/00/screenshot_original.jpg

The area around the starter homes also looks a lot better now that I've added trees and bushes. Those Sims in screenshot are also going to be part of the official saved game file.
https://www.thesims3.com/sims3_asset/sims3_asset/media/shard000/shard000/265/522/019/00/screenshot_original.jpg

I haven't created any of the house boats yet, however, I have already place the dock lots. I just haven't edited them yet and added the actual docks, but I will before its time to release the map for beta testing. Hopefully that will be before Halloween, but I can't make any promises.

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Chojrak75321
Seasoned Novice
6 years ago
It looks nice. I like diversity of terrain height. It makes interesting shelves. :smile: Grass paint is very intense, you might have problems with blending it with other terrain paints. Can't wait how it will looks with trees, rocks, and all that stuff. It looks good so far and has a lot of potential.
phaight64
New Spectator
6 years ago
Cool world! i would love to try my luck at creating a world, just don't know where to start :|
Damienf519
New Rookie
6 years ago
"chojrak;c-17266334" wrote:
It looks nice. I like diversity of terrain height. It makes interesting shelves. :smile: Grass paint is very intense, you might have problems with blending it with other terrain paints. Can't wait how it will looks with trees, rocks, and all that stuff. It looks good so far and has a lot of potential.

Thanks. Glad you like what I've made so far. Its in the very early stages, so it should look much better as I improve it. You might already have gotten an idea of what the trees and other plants will be if you take a look at some of the lots. It doesn't blend as well with the flowers terrain paint, but I don't mind it standing out more, especially since I'm using that to get around the low number of plant types your suppose to put on a lot.
Damienf519
New Rookie
6 years ago
"Patrice;c-17266355" wrote:
Cool world! i would love to try my luck at creating a world, just don't know where to start :|

Visit the official EA site here, and use Internet explorer to download Create A World.
https://www.thesims3.com/game/tools/world

I don't know if you'll run into the same issue, but Fire Fox wouldn't work for me when I tried to download it recently. After you download it, click on the file and than install it.
Damienf519
New Rookie
6 years ago
Update 10/10/2019 On the front page. Let me know what you think of the improvements and if any of you would like to play a legacy challenge in Mystic Stone Bay?
Chojrak75321
Seasoned Novice
5 years ago
I like this district - very town looking. I would only add more terrain paints, use less intense grass texture and blend it more a little bit, cause it looks kinda empty here with only grass under trees. I would suggest to add some mud and other grass textures to give it more natural look.

But generally the world is good looking. You doing good job :smile:

Edit: It's also better to post updates in new post. It's more convenient to look for updates at last posts. :wink:
Damienf519
New Rookie
5 years ago
"chojrak;c-17277732" wrote:

Thanks for the suggestions. I'm still working on it so I will probably make some changes. I like the terrain paint, so I probably won't change that to a lighter shade, but I might add some flowers terrain paint around the houses, since I don't want to make those houses much more expensive, since those are starter homes.

Speaking of changes, I've also already made a few improvements to the map that I will show off in the next update
Rflong7
New Vanguard
5 years ago
Hi :mrgreen:
I'm here to help you play test. :)
Damienf519
New Rookie
5 years ago
Update 10/24/2019

The first Beta for Mystic Stone Bay is now available for play testing. You can download the first Beta for the map, along with the saved game file. Keep in mind that this map is not designed for really low end machines. Sadly I still had to get rid of a lot of the plants, because I was desperate to improve the frame rate without having to get rid of any of my houses or Sims. If you're wondering why there are fewer trees on the map than in some of screenshots, that's why.

Also remember that you will need, Ambitions, Pets, Generations, Island Paradise, and Supernatural, along with the Sims Killer Classics, Dragon Valley, Midnight Hollow, and the Chicken Coop from the Sims 3 Store in order to play this. Most importantly you will need Island Paradise for the house boats. There are currently only four house boats on the map, I am still thinking about creating more, but I ran into a huge problem with them, so now I'm not sure that I should. Thankfully I was able to fix it in my saved game file. Keep in mind that the dive lots are not functional in this build, but they will be in later builds.

You can download everything you need here, including the saved game file. It includes 45 households and slightly less than 160 sims. Keep in mind as always, the NPC ghosts will not be included until the final saved game file is released.

( File deleted, this version of Mystic Stone Bay is no longer available, check later updates for the current version )

Before you start play testing the map, make sure you read the "Known Problems and Solutions" document, especially if you are thinking about starting a new game without the saved game file.

I hope you enjoy Mystic Stone Bay. Keep in mind it is still not finished, and I will make some improvements to it before the final release, including some aesthetic improvements, such as adding a few more scenery objects here and there. In addition the image I'm using for the map is just a place holder, not the final one. I will also edit the description, since I already noticed a mistake, and its so long that you can't even read the whole thing in game.

In the meantime, I would like to know what you guys think of the world and the Sims that I created, along with any problems you may encounter.

Also are any of you planning on adding the Late Night or Showtime lots?
Hidehi2
New Traveler
5 years ago

WOW!!! You have done an amazing job @Damienf519 :D

I've only had the chance to take a quick look but I'm rather impressed with your building skills and all those sims you have created <3

I picked Marcy Salt Waters as I have not played a mermaid before. I must admit I'm really glad that you have used the cheat of not having the scales showing on dry land ... I've actually had her go swimming to check that she really is a mermaid ;)

https://i.imgur.com/H6HkFc5.jpg?1

By the way have you tried to blend some of your terrain paints and used the opacity and falloff sliders to make a more natural looking transition from one paint to another? ...
... but then on the other hand ... this is a supernatural world and nothing needs to necessarily resemble the real world anyway.

I will most definitely get back to Mystic Stone Bay as soon as I can :)